Thursday, December 4, 2008

Ab Ripper X Haiku- Part II

As I read the lines of Erik's poem, the truthiness of it moved me to tears...tears of pain that is. It just isn't fair. After working an hour lifting, pulling, grunting, and, let's face it, expelling gas all throughout the process, it just isn't fair to go, "Ok now let's blast your abs...because God hates you..."

Anywho, I just finished the marathon of pain for today and thought I would continue on the poem... (First three stanzas courtesy of Erik )

Oh Ab Ripper X
Could I hate anything more?
Let me think, um, no

Why must you tease me?
Rearing your head thrice weekly
Makes my tummy sick

With your Mason Twists
You mock me 'til I'm splayed out
Save me upward dog

But nothing can help
My abs are shredded to dust
And I want to die

Please mighty Odin
Destroy Tony with your spear
Lest tis time again

Alas, I but weep
As the crunchy frog destroys
God I have angered!

Amen...

-Thor

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

An Ab Ripper X Haiku

I just finished Shoulders and Arms AND Ab Ripper X. I HATE when that six-pack shows up right after I've finished what I thought was a great workout. It taunts me, saying "Alright you flabby, girly-man. That keg won't turn into a six-pack on it's own. It's time to BRING IT!" I hate it SO much, it's inspired a creative work of art. Out of anger, beauty is birthed. Enjoy!


Oh Ab Ripper X
Could I hate anything more?
Let me think, um, no

Why must you tease me?
Rearing your head thrice weekly
Makes my tummy sick

With your Mason Twists
You mock me 'til I'm splayed out
Save me upward dog

Week 3 - Plyometrics

Last night was Plyometrics or Jump Training. I definitely agree with Tony that this is "the mother of all workouts". I decided to record myself doing some of the exercises and thought you might enjoy the show...or...maybe it'll just make you sick. I'll let you be the judge.




For anybody reading this that isn't familiar with P90X, it's basically 1 hour a day, 6-7 days a week, for 90 days. Everything in this video was repeated twice and you do each exercise in 30 second stints, one right after the other. There are only about 8 30-second breaks in the whole 1-hour video. It's INSANE! But it's also kinda fun.

If you want to know more about P90X, check out the links to the right.

I hope you brought it yesterday, Christopher. I'm ready to BRING IT on some Shoulders and Arms tonight. I also might be hitting up Dicks on Peters for some heavier weights. Ebenezer, where is thy sting?!